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Issue 142 - Early Summer 2017
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Spartacus rides socal
Fabian Cancellara returns to ride with his superfans
First Look
Four Rides For 2017 Brompton, Dahon, Sage Cycles and Poseidon
ALSO the route
Fast, Flat & Furious
garage mechanic clean is fast
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Contents
Inside this issue
Features 06 Legal Cycling Combating Road Rage Prepare for the Inevitable
By Richard Duquette
08 Profiles Sea Otter Classic ‘17 Innovation and Electric Adventure
By Bob Becker
Issue 142 Early Summer 2017 Designed and printed in Southern California. Read and distributed throughout the world.
14 Sage Barlow
The BWR ‘Secret Weapon’
16 Brompton Superlight Ride To Work, Race To Home
17 Dahon Qix D8 A Folding Bike For Hills
18 Poseidon Triton
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Race Ready for $600
09 Bpm Summer Sendout Bike\BICYCLIST vs. Race Day\Everyday
By Chris Reynolds
10 Electric Age Stromer ST1X The commute just got better
By Bob Becker
11 Garage mechanic Environmentally Friendly A System for clean bikes in no time
By Chris Reynolds
12 The Route Palm Thursday
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Flat, Fast, and Furious
By John Woodson
22 Last Page Spartacus Leads In SoCal Fabian Cancellara visits San Diego
By Kelley O’Toole
Regulars 02 Find the chainlink 03 Prologue 04 Ask The Coach 05 Analog/Digital 06 Kings Cartoons 20 event calendar
FirstLook
FIND THE CHAIN LINK
A small icon (exactly like this one: ) is hidden somewhere in this issue. If you locate it and enter our Find The Chain Link contest, you may win a FREE pair of 22 ounce #awesomesauce Purist water bottles, and a copy of the next print issue of BICYCLIST magazine. To enter, go to socalbicyclist.com/ftc and complete the online entry form or send an entry with your name and phone number to Find The Chainlink c/o BICYCLIST magazine 14252 Culver Dr. Irvine, CA 92604. Entries must be received by May 5, 2017 for consideration. The winning entry will be selected using a random-number generator and announced in a future print issue.
Cover Fabian Cancellara and friends ride the coast in San Diego during a recent visit the recently retired professional racer made in the southland. The event was hosted by Trek Bike Superstore, the USA’s #1 seller of Trek bikes. Photo by ‘Hannibal’ Hector Castillo
regulars
Prologue Early Summer 2017
EDITORIAL
Chris Reynolds - CR | Editorial Director chris@socalbicyclist.com Kelley O’Toole - KO | Managing Editor kelley@socalbicyclist.com Victor Prestinary - VP | Associate Editor victor@socalbicyclist.com Bob Becker - BB | Electric Age bob@socalbicyclist.com Rick Schultz - RS | The Bike Fitter fit@socalbicyclist.com Justin Macias - JM | Cyclist Things justin@socalbicyclist.com
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here are lots to be seen if you explore the world by bike, taking a road you haven’t taken before or a trail that is a bit longer than your usual journey. Another way to change your experience is by including a different type of cycling in your routine. Are you a commuter? Maybe now is the time to start training for a weekend race. Are you dedicated to dirt? Consider giving commuting a spin. Even just for a cup of coffee. You’ll be surprised what you’ll see in your neighborhood when you ride at the bicyclist pace instead of vehicular speeds. To inspire your new ventures in cycling, we have a FIRSTLOOK at four bikes and an ELECTRIC AGE profile of a fifth. Amongst this group lies two superstars of the folding bike world, the Brompton Superlight and the Dahon Qix D8 folding bike. Both bikes have particular features that make them uniquely suited to their purpose. The Brompton is snappy and responsive for city commutes, and the Dahon has versatility with 8 speeds to accomplish commutes for all terrain. For those longer commutes, look no further than the Stromer ST1 X, an electric bike from the Swiss bike manufacturer that has made waves with the quality and finish of their bikes. And for those racers that can’t be convinced, we give you something to covet - a special edition Sage ‘Barlow’ race bike built specifically for the Belgium Waffle Ride. For the racers on a budget, Victor rode and reviewed the Poseidon ‘Triton’, an option for commuting and crushing your weekend routes. The company continues to provide a fun and fresh approach to road cycling and is based locally in Southern California. Also this issue, we meet legendary professional cyclist, Fabian Cancellara, as he visits the USA’s #1 Trek dealership right here in Southern California. The cover photo, taken by “Hannibal” Hector Castillo was from an afternoon ride with Fabian, organized by the Trek Bicycle Superstore in San Diego. In Ask the Coach, Rick gives us insight into why many cyclists incur lower back pain and how you can upgrade your body, and your bike, to avoid this malady. And you’ll also find a look at last month’s Sea Otter Classic - things are back on track for innovation in cycling. Amongst all the special features we have for you, we’re also happy to welcome Richard Duquette and his column, “Legal Cycling” - a look at the legal issues you may face while on the road and how to approach them. We start the column with some legal considerations for vehicular road rage, something we have or will encounter at some point. I hope this issue encourages long time racers and weekend warriors to consider commuting, it will change your cycling experience for the better. See you on the route,
C hris R e ynold s - Chris Reynolds, Editorial Director
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